Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-26
State News.
ANDRoscoecr~

Inc Nealey Rifles are making nresar.
tions for their Washington trip. They nav
sent to Washington for all the details ana -
formation concerning the prize drill 10 econ,
'here this summer. They are said to he ,bs
only New England company that has bsd tha
grit to enter the contest.
Apout $500 of the amount necessary n
make the bridge free at Livermore FALL ba.
oeen raised thus far. The remaining so0G
Will undoubtedly be raised in a short +ims
The heaviest subscribers for he hr,doa a.
as follows: F. 5. Richmond. 500: Umhaono
fuip Co., sl00; Judge Knapp. $50. s
Perkins, $50; C. R. Moves of Boston, s50
All are strongly in favor of a free bridge
ana almost every citizen has subscribe
something IN aid OF this movement.
The Lake Auburn Mineral Spring Housa
mas oeen leased for the season TO A, B Gee
and son OF Fryeburg Messrs Gee have baen
proprietors of the Oxford House at Fryeburg
for several years.
ARoOsTooK.
Officer E. o. Collins arrested in West6ald
three young men charged with stealing nro.
visions from the numbering camp of B Hume
On Clark brook
Aroostook farmers are getting discouraged
Oh account of the distance t. and the diff
Guilty IN reaching markets and nothing shert
OF railroad facilities will keep some of them
there.
Arbor day will come too early this wear for
Aroostook
Messrs kenney of Andoyer have beer
looking Pressure Isle over with the intention
OF locating tannery there.
CUMBERLAND.
The new island steamer Greenwood was
launched at Portland Saturday forenoon and
lowed to Franklin wharf where her engine
and boiler will be put in during this week.
The steamer is owned by Freeman Weeks
and was built to run to Greenwood Garden.
feaks' Island, in connection with the Star
Line. She was modelled by Burgess of Bos
ton, the designer of the Mayfower, aud built
by Parker Maggie of Portland The boat is
20 feet over all. I'D feet beam and will draw
five feet of water She will have a steel
boiler OF Boston make, and compound en-
glnes OF 10 horse power, calculated to give
her high rate of speed. The new boat is a
handsome one.
The Rolling Mills, Cape Elizabeth, are
nlllng an order for large quantity of angle
plates for the Boston & Lowell railroad. and
also another for angle plates and spikes for
the Boston & Maine railroad
The light house buildings on the Cape.
Portland Head and Two Lights. are to be
painted the new regulation colors, brown be
low and dead black above the lantern deck
This will make the annual house. clean ing
work OF the keepers more of a job this spring
than usual.
FRANKLIN.
The Franklin & Megantic is busy hauling
ballast for their road and lumber for Gilbert
Bros. People along the line speak in the
highest terms of V. B. Mead of Boston, one
of the directors, and for the last seven or eight
weeks conductor, superintendent and general
manager of the snow blockade.
HANCOCK
The Eden Water Company which was
chartered by the legislature in opposition to
the Rodicks last winter meets at Bar Harbor
to-day. They will elect new president and
the Commercial learns that they will vote to
buy out the Rodicks. In that case, the coun-
ty commissioners of Hancock will appraise
the Rodick plan aud then its owners can sell
out or not as they choose. If they decide
to sell the Eden Company must take it at the
appraised value. If not the latter are at
liberty to go ahead and build their works
without further preliminaries The Rodicks
will doubtless vote not to sell as they now
have the inside track and a new company
would have very hard work to obtain foot
hold there.
KENNEBEC.
The Dustin & Hubbard Manufacturing Co.
have purchased the A. j. Libby property
adjoining them, at Oakland, known as the
tannery lot, for 81 900.
The Diamond Wrench Company of North
Belgrade are looking for a new location hav-
ing better facilities for transportation, skilled
labor, etc. They regard Oakland as offering
better facilities in these respects than any
other place they have examined and nego
tiations with the Dustin & Hubbard Company
for space and power are now pending. The
location of their business there would be an
important addition to the industries of Oak
land.
The Camden & Rockland Water Co COM
menced laying pipes Monday morning. A
crew of ten men with Fenno st. Clair as
foreman commenced at the foot of High
street, another crew of the same number I'M
der Dexter Simmons near Hoboken school
house, and thir1 crew on the road leading
from Ingraham's Corner to Rockport, under
William Larrabee. These are experienced
crews who have been with tie company since
its formation. The company will employ
quite large crews of men, and employ ment
will be given te those in the vicinity of the
work. who may desire to obtain it.
The alleged robbery of Mrs. Grizzle, OF
Rockport. turns out to have been no robbery
at all Gallagher, who was arrested and
brought before Judge Talbot. had a hearing
last Wednesday and was discharged.
LINCOLN
NEwCAsTLE.-Our correspondent writes
April "a FRIDAY evening, April %, the class
of 'S8 gave an exhibition at Lincoln Academy
The large audience present seemed much
interested in the exercises, which were very
pleasing as well as of a high order.-Capt.
a B. Weeks made very short visit at his
home, lately.-Rev. c. ID Crane is absent
from home on a few weeks vacati0n.-Miss
Katie 3. White has returned to her home in
Wiscasset She has been attending school at
the Academy, but does not intend to return
for the summer term. and will remain at
home until the opening of the fall term
The summer term at Lincoln Academy be-
gins May 3